Budget Watch Nevada

Las Vegas loves Ron Paul! Just 231 years after the Declaration of Independence, there is a new revolution afoot. On 7-7-7 there was a Ron Paul rally at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, and hundreds of energetic supporters of all ages and backgrounds came out to endorse liberty and its only true candidate. Dr. Paul “hit the jackpot” with his message, saying, “Let’s legalize the Constitution.”

The wildly diverse crowd, including college activists, punk band rockers with tattoos and piercings, button-down, mainstream Republican types, and many Libertarian Party die-hards, continually rose to their feet to cheer in support of Dr. Paul’s articulated views on the war in Iraq, the so-called “war on terrorism,” military interventionism, the Second Amendment, dismantling the Federal Reserve System, and getting the Feds out of education.

I’ve been to lots of campaign rallies for candidates of various stripes. Usually with the big partisan races, such as for president, governor, or Congress, the supporters are mostly loyal because the candidate has a good chance of winning and because of his/her party affiliation, but not about message or ideology. It’s different with Ron Paul, though: his fans support his philosophy and his adherence to the true meaning of freedom. It’s a message and a movement larger than one man, but Ron Paul is the best man in today’s political arena to, as he says, “lead us always in the direction of liberty.”

After years, nay decades, of having to vote for the lesser of two evils, we finally have a man of principle running for president. Ron Paul is the only candidate who would truly reduce the size and scope of government. We should put every ounce of political energy and campaign contributions into this man’s run to the primaries. He’s a doctor. He’s a family man. He’s a constitutionalist. He’s a libertarian. He’s right.